Window attachment.



W. H. SAMMONS.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 5, I916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Application filed April 5, 1916 Serial No. 89,225

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SAM- irons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ely, in the county of White Pine and State of Nevada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window tachments, of which the following is a specifi cation, reference being had to the accom- Panying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved window attachment and more particularly to a shelf attachment for car windows, which may be serviceably employed as a supportingshelf for small articles, or as a head rest.

The invention has for one of its more particular objects to provide simple and readily applied means for adjustably mounting the combination shelf and head rest upon the window frame, whereby the same may be disposed at any desired elevation and disposed in a horizontal position for use as a shelf or at an angle to "comfortably support the head.

It is an additional object of the invention to provide an adjustable attachment for car windows of the above character which, in addition to the several uses above referred to, may be employed as a shield to protect the passenger sitting in the seat against directfair drafts when the window is partly raised- VVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is an elevation showing my i1nproved adjustable shelf or head rest arranged in position for use as a shelf and in dicated, in dotted lines, in position for use as a draft shield; Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, the shelf being shown in dotted lines in position for use as a head rest; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4; is a detail perspective view of one-of the pivot brackets of the shelf and one of the slide members.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the frame of a car window, to the opposite vertical edges of which the channeled guide bars 6 are suitably secured by means of a plurality of fastening screws indicated at 7. Each of the guides consists of two sections which are grooved to pro.- vide a wide guide channel 8, the inner edges of the sections of each guide being spaced apart to produce a longitudinal slot 9 con1- municating with the channel 8.

In each of the channels 8, a metal block 10, is mounted for sliding movement, said block being centrally provided with a bearing opening 11. The upper and lower fastening screws 7 for the guides traverse the channels 8 and act as stops to limit the sliding movement of the blocks 10.

The combined shelf and head rest consists of a board 12 of suitable thickness, the edges of which are reinforced or bound by a metal strap 13. This strap is of slightly greater width than the thickness of the board and projects beyond one face thereof to form a stop ledge, as indicated at 14, so as to prevent the displacement of articles from the shelf by the vibration or jarring of the car body. The opposite face of the board 12 is suitably padded, as at 15, and a short strap 16 is centrally attached to one edge of the board on the padded side thereo f. To the opposite longitudinal edge of the board and at each end thereof, a bracket member generally indicated by the numeral 17, is securely fixed, and this member is formed upon one of its ends with a rectangular lug or projection 18, and a cylindrical stud 19 projects longitudinally from the edge of this lug, These pivot lugs are adapted to be mounted in the openings 11 of the slide blocks 10.

Each of the bars or sections of the guides 6 is provided in its inner edge with a rectangular notch or recess 20, and the corresponding notches in said bars are disalined or out ofregistration with each other, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

In the use of the device as a supporting shelf, the board is disposed in parallel relation to the window frame between the guides 6 thereon and then shifted to the desired position until the rectangular lugs are opposite the corresponding notches in the guide bars. The board 12 is then pulled outwardly, the studs 19 turning in the slide blocks 8 until one end of the lug 18 engages outer sections of the guides.

tively limited. Small articles may then be placed by the passenger upon the supporting shelf. In order to use the shelf for the purpose of shielding the passenger from direct air drafts when the window is opened, the shelf is again disposed in a vertical plane and then forced downwardly in the guides to its lowest point, where it will project above the window sill, as clearly indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

In using the device as a head rest, the shelf is moved upwardly in the guides, and the free edge thereof is forced outwardly in the opening of the window frame. The lugs 18 fit loosely in the slots of the guides, and when the shelf is thus moved to an inclined position, the lower edges of these lugs will move into the notches 20 of the In this position of the shelf, it will be seen that the padded surface thereof is opposed to the interior of the car, and upon this pad the head of the passenger will be comfortably supported.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction, manner of operation and several advantages of my invention will be clearly and fully understood.

The device is quite simple in its construction and may be readily applied to the window frame of a car without requiring any changes whatever in its construction.

The shelf or support may be very easily and quickly adjusted and disposed in the desired position for any one of the several uses above referred to.

It is apparent, of course, that the number of notches or recesses in th guides to receive the pivot lugs on the ends of the shelf may be increased as desired, in order to obtain a further adjustment of the shelf or suport.

P The device is also susceptible of a great many changes in the form, construction and arrangement of its several parts and I, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the character described including spaced guides adapted to be secured to a window frame each including a pair of channel bars, the inner edges of said bars being spaced apart, a support, a lug fixed to each end of the support to travel between the spaced inner edges of the guide bars, a slide block movable in the channels of each pair of guide bars, each of said lugs being provided with a pivot stud mounted in the slide bar, said bars having their inner edges notched to receive the lugs on the support whereby the support may be disposed in various angular positions with respect to the guide bars, said lugs engaging in the notches of the guide bars.

2. A device of the character described including spaced guides adapted to be secured upon a window frame, each of said guides including a pair of channeled guide bars having their inner edges spaced and. provided at intervals with notches therein and the corresponding notches being disalined, a support, a rectangular bracket lug fixed to each end of the support at one of its longitudinal edges and movable between the spaced inner edges of the guide bars, and a slide block mounted in the channel of each guide, said lugs each being provided with a pivot stud rotatably mounted in one of the slide blocks whereby said support may be moved to various angular positions with respect to the guides, the lugs moving into the corresponding recesses in each pair of guide bars and being adapted to engage the relatively opposite ends of said recesses when the support is disposed in a horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. WILLIAM H. SAMMONS. Witnesses:

W. J. STEUART, G. S. Hone.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

